Railways: Concessions

(asked on 24th February 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to extend the validity of railcards purchased before or during the covid-19 pandemic to take into account potential journey savings lost for cardholders.


Answered by
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Chris Heaton-Harris
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 1st March 2021

The Department recognises that Railcard holders have been unable to use their cards whilst travel restrictions are in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and Railcard holders have not been able to benefit to the fullest extent over recent months.

However, many passengers are able to recover the cost of their Railcard in a single trip over the period of validity of their Railcard. Having carefully considered the situation, we are not discussing the prospects of offering refunds or extensions for Railcard users.

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